2014/2015| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taraba | 9 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9/15 | 6-3 |
| Bayelsa United | 15 | W4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12/15 | 10-3 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taraba | 19 | 38 | 37 | -17 | LLDWL | 18 | +1 |
| Bayelsa United | 20 | 38 | 34 | -20 | DWLLL | 18 | +2 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2015-08-19
Taraba went into the game 19th in the table on 37 points; Bayelsa United sat 20th on 34 — a 3-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Taraba 0.79 scored and 1.24 conceded per game, Bayelsa United 0.74 and 1.26, with the league averaging 1.08.
Bayelsa United came in having won four on the spin.
The match was played at Jolly Nyame Stadium in Jalingo (capacity 30,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
